I’m just back from a mini-vacation in Chicago. Shopping and sightseeing with my daughter who is heading back to college. I hope we get to see each other on this last Mother’s Day before she turns 20— and it gets even harder to pretend she’s still my “little one.” Speaking of Mother’s Day, please watch… continue reading […]
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Home Stager Creates Bidding War
Home Stager, I hope by now you’ve recovered from the holiday season. Last month I wrote that a tree crashed into my roof during an ice storm over Christmas. Winter drama continued in January’s “Polar Vortex” when my furnace died in -30 C degree weather, followed shortly thereafter by my oven. As my mother said,… continue reading […]
One of our Home Stagers Locked Herself in a Tool Shed
Welcome Home Stagers to the September edition of the Staging Diva Dispatch! How is it possible that 14 years ago I waved my little one into her first day of kindergarten and this weekend I said goodbye in the driveway of her first rental house in a different city then I live in? It was… continue reading […]
Home Staging from Bland to Grand – What a Transformation
Hope everyone has taken some time from their home staging business to savor the summer. I’ve been enjoying time with my teen who will be away in school or work terms for the next 4 summers. We had a wonderful trip to Washington DC and two days at Lake Muskoka to beat the summer city… continue reading […]
Get a Fresh Start for your Home Staging Business
March is here and with it a fresh season and what could be a fresh start for your home staging business. My own surgery and my teen’s broken foot made February a challenge and inspired my blog post Is Your Home Staging Business Off Track? In it, I shared the importance of taking breaks when… continue reading […]
Backstage with Staging Diva for February 2012
Helping Staging Diva Graduates stay motivated through the winter season can be a challenge. November through January are always less busy times for stagers in the US and Canada— unless you’re also doing interior redesign, color consulting and holiday decorating. Get ready though because we’re heading into the best time of the year for home stagers. This… continue reading […]